What exactly is a "progressive Catholic?"

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dennisknapp:
So, are you a progressive Catholic?
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Oh, dear Lord, my first convert!!!:dancing:
 
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katherine2:
the deal is clear in this thread. Within 4 minutes of your post another person (known for calling people a Communist for supporting social justice actions of bishops) makes a negative comment.

4 minutes after that another attack. Not a learned posting going into detail and giving references but just a slam.

So, my initial judgement that your inquiry was not something I should respond to until I had the time to make a full, thoughtful and detailed response proved to me to be the wise course.

If your really interested in a meaningful response, come over to my house and have tea or do a little prepatory work with some of the other posters here to hose them down.
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Katherine2,I do not appreciate you bearing false witness:mad: I have not ever called any body a communist. Just because people don’t agree with all your post you should not resort to making things up.I have never been warned or suspended on this site which would have certainly happened if I had resorted to name calling!Shame on you:tsktsk: You need to get yourself together and rethink your tactics,go through my posts and anyone else on this site.That is pretty low.
 
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katherine2:
Shall we just say a progressive Catholic is one that endures attacks and name calling before she can even get a word out, and leave it at that?
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This is your 4th post in this thread and now you’re claiming to be unable to get a word in! unlikely - I can only assume you consider yourself to be a “progressive Catholic”

It is obvious what alot people consider a progressive Catholic to be - now it would be interesting to actually hear what a progressive Catholic considers themself to be!
 
Isn’t Catholic theology progressive by its very nature. Building on Sacred Scripture and Tradition, doctrine develops (or progresses) to give us a fuller understanding. For example, the first few centuries the church learned more of the nature of Christ and the Trinitarian nature of God. In the last few centuries we have seen a deepening in our understanding of Mary. Is this not a progression?
 
Is a “regressive Catholic” someone who thinks that female altar servers should be prohibited?
 
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Lisa4Catholics:
Katherine2,I do not appreciate you bearing false witness:mad: I have not ever called any body a communist. Just because people don’t agree with all your post you should not resort to making things up.I have never been warned or suspended on this site which would have certainly happened if I had resorted to name calling!Shame on you:tsktsk: You need to get yourself together and rethink your tactics,go through my posts and anyone else on this site.That is pretty low.
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I do owe you an apology. It was another Lisa who accused me of being a Communist. I am sorry.
 
katherine2 said:
LISA:" Quite honestly a property tax should appeal to your communist nature Katherine. After all removal of property rights was an essential element of the the Communist manifesto."

**Post #61, Minnesota Tax thread, re-affirmed by Lisa in her post #91 on the same thread. **
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Sorry sis but you have the wrong Lisa! So you need to go back and check and see if is LisaN BECAUSE I WAS NEVER EVEN ON THAT THREAD!I will be waiting for a retration and an apology.:mad: Go to my posts.
 
katherine2 said:
LISA:" Quite honestly a property tax should appeal to your communist nature Katherine. After all removal of property rights was an essential element of the the Communist manifesto."

**Post #61, Minnesota Tax thread, re-affirmed by Lisa in her post #91 on the same thread. **
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Oh my goodness Katherine, you DO need to regroup - I don’t have to go look up every little thing Lisa has said (she did not say anything nasty to you) - it seems the only name calling in this thread is being done by you. … Is that what a progressive Catholic is?
 
Entry: progressive
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: liberal
Synonyms: accelerating, advanced, advancing, avant-garde, bleeding heart, broad, broad-minded, continuing, continuous, developing, dynamic, enlightened, enterprising, escalating, forward-looking, go-ahead, gradual, graduated, growing, increasing, intensifying, left, lenient, modern, ongoing, onward, open-minded, pink, radical, reformist, revolutionary, tolerant, up-and-coming, up-to-date, wide

From: Thesaurus.com
 
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katherine2:
I do owe you an apology. It was another Lisa who accused me of being a Communist. I am sorry.
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Apology accepted,I was fixing to question family members:eek: I felt like I had entered the twilight zone:nope: God Bless
 
If memory serves me I believe that Wojtyla and Ratzinger were part of the progressive wing during Vatican 2 but that is stretching me a bit.

I am only 50 after all and was just a kid then. And wish I was now.
 
Can we get back on topic here?

The question is, "What is a progressive Catholic?

And let’s us please stop bashing Katherine. She hasn’t even said anything yet. Let’s not assume anything.
 
If one describes being a “progressive Catholic” as one whose parish maintains the traditions, beliefs, music, etc. of our Catholic church while being concerned with social justice issues, etc…then I am a “progressive Catholic”.

Hrolf
 
Not to offend anyone. I have understood a progressive Catholic to be someone who does not always adhere to the teachings of the Church. For example there are a group of Catholics that have been trying to get the pope to declare that women can be preists. I would consider them a progressive Catholic.

It would not be a progressive Catholic to be concerned about social justice issues.

I have always thought of progressive as being synonimous to un-orthodox.

I may be wrong though.:bowdown:
 
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dennisknapp:
Can we get back on topic here?

The question is, "What is a progressive Catholic?

And let’s us please stop bashing Katherine. She hasn’t even said anything yet. Let’s not assume anything.
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Hey Dennis, here’s just a repost of my earlier one. There were a million posts the second after I posted mine. According to these folks, it would seem that Jimmy probably has the right idea!
It seems that Katherine will be upset if we try and define them because it’s not a pretty picture. So, how about we let them define themselves. I googled and found these sites. These were all in the top ten. I didn’t have to go searching for ones that fit my bill.
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jefferywdavis.com/archives/000117.html
findarticles.com/p/artic…ibm1G1116525753
womenspress.com/columnists/heewon.html
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bear06:
Hey Dennis, here’s just a repost of my earlier one. There were a million posts the second after I posted mine. According to these folks, it would seem that Jimmy probably has the right idea!
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I know what people have been posting. I just would like for someone who considers themselves progressive to give an answer themselves.

This is only fair.
 
Who was it that said,

“Liberalism is called progressive, because it progresses further dan further into error?”

Fr. Somebody I’ve Forgot
 
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Trelow:
Who was it that said,

“Liberalism is called progressive, because it progresses further dan further into error?”

Fr. Somebody I’ve Forgot
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Liberalism is called “progressive” because it always progresses farther into error.
-Fr. Felix Salvany
 
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